Gabriela Mistral

"Every rose has its thorn, but we still love the rose."

"Health is the greatest wealth."

"Dreams are the only things that can keep us alive."

"Humor is the only truth."

"Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue."

"Death is a mirror in which only the deeds and acts of men reflect."

"War is the health of the state, said a foolish writer."

"Motivation is like a fire. You must stoke it constantly."

"Inspiration is for amateurs."

"Solitude gives birth to the original in us."

"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master."

"I want my dust to be useful."

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world. The point is to change it."

"Literature is the most beautiful of all the arts."

"Politics is the art of the possible."

"War is the masterpiece of human misery."

"The voice of conscience is so delicate."

"I was born in order to be happy."

"Success is a series of small efforts repeated day in and day out."

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."

"Family is where we first learn to love."

"Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in our souls."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire."

"Knowledge is the power to transform."

"Time is the canvas on which we paint our lives."

"Truth is beauty in its highest form."

"Freedom is the birthright of every human being."

"Peace begins within ourselves."